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Micah 5:2 — But thou, Beth–lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the…
“But thou, Beth–lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.”
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The verses around Micah 5:2.
1Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.
2But thou, Beth–lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
3Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.
4And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.
Verse explanation
This is the book's most famous prophecy: Bethlehem, a small town among the clans of Judah, singled out as the origin of a future ruler — the Gospel of Matthew quotes this verse directly when telling of Jesus' birth.
From the Micah 5 study in Bible in Stories.
Micah 5:2 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
But thou, Beth–lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
E tu, Beth-lehem Ephrata, ainda que és pequena entre os milhares de Judah, de ti me sairá o que será Senhor em Israel, e cujas saidas são desde os tempos antigos, desde os dias da eternidade.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Porém tu, Belém Efrata, [ainda que] sejas pequena entre as famílias de Judá, de ti me sairá o que será governador em Israel; e suas saídas são desde o princípio, desde os dias antigos.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Pero de ti, Belén Efrata, (aunque eres solamente un lugar pequeño en Judá), nacerá un gobernante de Israel que hará mi voluntad. Su existencia es desde la eternidad pasada.
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